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585 BC

Also known as 585 BCE

year

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Part of: 580s BC
Followed by: 584 BC
Follows: 586 BC

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Commons category: 585 BC
topic's main category: Category:585 BC
point in time: 0585-01-01
category for births in this time period: Category:585 BC births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:585 BC deaths

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Encyclopedic overview

The year 585 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 169 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 585 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

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